Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are confident Canada can avoid the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Canada and Mexico on Feb.

OTTAWA — Canada’s public safety minister is heading to Washington on Thursday in an effort to convince U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration that the Canada-U.S. border is secure, as the clock ticks down on Trump’s threat of slapping 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports.

Since his re-election in November, Trump has repeatedly said he would hit Canada and others with tariffs of up to 25 per cent. On his first day back in the Oval Office, Trump suggested tariffs on Canadian goods could be coming on Saturday.

Dominic LeBlanc has no time for “51st state” jokes. He’s too busy trying to keep the U.S. from slapping tariffs on its neighbor to the north.

OTTAWA — Canada’s public safety minister offered an “attaboy” to Ontario’s premier for his recent Canada-U.S. outreach work. Questioned outside of a Friday morning caucus meeting in West Block, Public Safety Minister David McGuinty was asked if Ford’s outreach — which has included numerous comments and interviews on American news channels — was a distraction to federal efforts to push back against President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Trump had threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada, Mexico and other trading partners. An incoming White House official who insisted on anonymity pointed reporters to a Wall Street Journal story saying Trump will only sign a memorandum telling federal agencies to study trade issues.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will decide Thursday night if oil will be a target of the hefty tariffs he's threatening to impose on Canadian goods.Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday,

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video describing Canada's border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda — part of Canada's pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday.

Days before tariffs that have the potential to cripple Canada's economy are expected to come into effect, the country's political leaders are still in the dark about what exactly U.S. President Donald Trump will do.

Trump said he would likely decide by the end of the day Thursday whether to put a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian oil imports that would take effect on Saturday.

WASHINGTON — The man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda says hitting Canada with 25 per cent across-the-board duties would be an emergency measure to achieve border security — and could be followed by more tariffs in the future.

But there’s a golden rule for politicians in this province: if it’s a battle between Alberta and the Liberal Party of Canada, you choose the Grits at your peril. Nenshi just ignored it and now puts at risk his provincial political career before even taking a seat in the legislature.